A Sample of Cooperative Conservation Case Studies

Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic

Project Name:: Black River Greenway
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: New Jersey
Summary:: Partnership of NJDEP Green Acres, Morris County, 2 private landowners and 2 non-profit organizations, & local municipality preserving 207 acres toward the completion of a regional river corridor.
Contact:: David Peifer
Executive Director
Upper Raritan Watershed Assoc.
908-234-1852
dave@urwa.org

Project Name:: Schuylkill Action Network
Location:: Northeastern/Mid-Atlantic: Pennsylvania
Summary:: A partnership of local watershed organizations, water suppliers, local, state and federal agencies successfully transcends jurisdictional boundaries to implement water protection measures.
Website:: www.schuylkillactionnetwork.org/
Contact:: Chris Crockett
Manager-Watershed Protection
Philadelphia Water Department
215-685-6234
chris.crockett@phila.gov

Southeastern

Project Name:: Winyah Bay Focus Area
Location:: Southeastern: Kentucky
Summary:: Broad-based coalition is conserving South Carolina’s coastal Winyah Bay watershed by land acquisitions, conservation easements, and wetland restoration.
Contact:: Roger Banks
Chairman
Winyah Bay Focus Area Task Force
843-768-4748
rbanks1962@bellsouth.net

Project Name:: Expanded State Park on Lake James, N.C.
Location:: Southeastern: North Carolina
Summary:: The Lake James State Park expansion, from its current 605 acres to more than 3,500 acres, will bring jobs to the region and protect the area’s scenic beauty.
Contact:: Kathryn Blanchard

704-376-3434
kblanchard@crown-com.com

Midwest/Northern High Plains

Project Name:: Guide for South Dakota Rural Homeowners
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: South Dakota
Summary:: The project/publication helps people to understand natural resources to better manage their small acreages for a healthier environment and guides them to available programs and services.
Website:: www.sd.nrcs.usda.gov/Publications.html and http://www.sdconservation.org
Contact:: Colette Kessler
Public Affairs Specialist
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
(605) 224-2476
colette.kessler@sd.usda.gov

Project Name:: Confluence of the Yellowstone and Missouri Rivers
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: North Dakota
Summary:: Conservation organizations and landowners partnered to acquire 1,465 acres bordering the confluence of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers, located in McKenzie County, northwestern North Dakota.
Website:: www.ndnrt.com/pdf/WRP_projects.pdf
Contact:: Jennifer Heglund
ASTC(Programs)
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
701-530-2095
jennifer.heglund@nd.usda.gov

Project Name:: BP Wood River Refinery
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Illinois
Summary:: A former unusable industrial property in Illinois is revitalized through efforts of multiple partners creating a redeveloped area and wildlife sanctuary.
Website:: www.wildlifehc.org
Contact:: Vanessa Kauffman
Director of Marketing & Communications
Wildlife Habitat Council
301-588-8994
vkauffman@wildlifehc.org

Project Name:: Upper Mississippi River Basin
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois
Summary:: New drainage water management systems in the Midwest are improving water quality and wildlife habitat in the Mississippi River Basin.
Website:: www.admcoalition.com/
Contact:: Charlie Schafer
President
Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition
800-232-4742
charlie@agridrain.com

Project Name:: Muddy Creek Coordinated Resource Management Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Wyoming
Summary:: Muddy Creek project raised $2 million for habitat restoration to address natural resource management issues.
Contact:: Larry Hicks
Natural Resource Coordinator
Little Snake River Conservation District
307-383-7869
lsrcd@yahoo.com

Project Name:: South Phillips County Rancher Stewardship Alliance
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Montana
Summary:: Twenty-five family ranches lead efforts for collaborative conservation to sustain communities, ranching culture and wildlife across 1,500,000 acres of native prairie.
Contact:: Dale and Janet Veseth
Contact Persons
South Phillips County Rancher Stewardship Alliance
406-658-2504
djvsth@mtintouch.net

Project Name:: Tippecanoe River Project
Location:: Midwest/Northern High Plains: Indiana
Summary:: The Nature Conservancy works with local landowners and other partners to return trees to the Tippecanoe River’s floodplain, restore wetlands and introduce conservation-friendly farming practices.
Website:: www.nature.org/indiana
Contact:: Chad Watts
Tippecanoe Project Director
The Nature Conservancy
(574) 946-7491
cwatts@tnc.org

South-Central/South-West

Project Name:: White Mountain Apache Tribe
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: The White Mountain Apache Tribe has created innovative strategies for balancing economic development and resource conservation.
Contact:: John Caid
Director, Wildlife and Outdoor Recreation Division
White Mountain Apache Tribe
928-338-4385
JohnCaid@wmat.nsn.us

Project Name:: Paradis Mitigation Bank
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Louisiana
Summary:: After more than seven decades of energy production for the Nation, the 7100-acre Paradis Mitigation Bank will protect, restore and enhance wetland functions and values of the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Website:: upstream.chevrontexaco.com/paradis/
Contact:: Eric Frasier
President
Frasier Group, Inc.
936-569-9428
efrasier@cox-internet. com

Project Name:: West Branch Restoration Project, Arizona
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Arizona
Summary:: West Branch landowners and Arizona Open Land Trust (now Arizona Land and Water Trust) partnered to restore and enhance wildlife habitat along the West Branch of the Santa Cruz River.
Website:: www.alwt.org
Contact:: Liz Petterson
Project Director
Arizona Land and Water Trust
520-577-8564
lpetterson@alwt.org

Project Name:: Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Colorado
Summary:: The Trust seeks to maintain the viability of rangeland agriculture while ensuring the long-term stewardship and health of Colorado Rangelands.
Website:: cca.beef.org/pages/ccalt-home.htm
Contact:: Lynne Sherrod
Executive Director
Colorado Cattlemen’s Agricultural Land Trust (CALT)
303-431-6422
lsherrod@ccalt.org

Project Name:: Dixie and Fishlake National Forest Plan Revision Effort
Location:: South-Central/South-West: Utah
Summary:: The Dixie and Fishlake National Forests are collaboratively revising our Forest Plans. We have worked closely with people in over 100 workshops to develop a vision for managing these forests.
Website:: www.fs.fed.us/r4/dixie/projects/FParea/HomePage.htm
Contact:: Kenton Call
Public Affairs Specialist
Dixie National Forest
(435) 865-3730
ckcall@fs.fed.us

Far West

Project Name:: Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan
Location:: Far West: Oregon
Summary:: The Josephine County Integrated Fire Plan (JCIFP) addresses wildfire risk and opportunities for public education, fuels reduction and emergency management in southwest Oregon.
Website:: www.co.josephine.or.us
Contact:: Mark Sorensen
Director General Services Department
Josephine County
541-474-5426

Project Name:: Kagman Watershed Project
Location:: Far West: Pacific Islands
Summary:: Joint effort by CNMI Dept. of Land & Natural Resources, Saipan & No. Islands SWCD and USDA NRCS to address flooding of agricultural land during rainy season & irrigation shortage during dry season.
Contact:: Jeffrey Wheaton
State Conservation Engineer
USDA NRCS, Pacific Basin Area Office
(671) 472-7105
jeffrey.wheaton@pb.usda.gov

Project Name:: Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail
Location:: Far West: California
Summary:: National Park Service helped partners identify important interpretive themes and stories along the trail and determine how to integrate them with the trail's alignment and design.
Website:: www.nps.gov/rtca
Contact:: Barbara Rice
RTCA Program Leader
National Park Service
(510) 817-1449
barbara_rice@nps.gov

Project Name:: Ocean Shores Waterways
Location:: Far West: Washington
Summary:: This project addresses waterways-related ecological and economic issues to ensure and promote sustainable practices in this growing coastal community.
Website:: forthcoming
Contact:: Lynn Wilson
Partnership Director
Ocean Shores Waterways
360-961-3363
lwilson@nasw.org

Current Conservation Programs